Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day

Creative people tend to see the world a little differently than everyone else. But that doesn’t mean they can’t zero in on their goals, get focused, get organized, and not only accomplish what they want to achieve but earn money doing it. In Get It Done, a beloved teacher and successful/i>

Overview

Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Progress

Creative people tend to see the world a little differently than everyone else. But that doesn’t mean they can’t zero in on their goals, get focused, get organized, and not only accomplish what they want to achieve but earn money doing it. In Get It Done, a beloved teacher and successful writer, actor, and comedian helps you get a handle on your own particular  even peculiar  creative process and harness your energies in positive, productive, and income-generating ways. Sam Bennett’s innovative exercises, inspiring true success stories, and bonus online components will shift your thinking and prompt the kind of insights that turn underperforming geniuses into accomplished artists.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

“An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Seth Godin, author of The Icarus Deception

“Sam Bennett is refreshing in her positivity and achieves something rare  a how-to book that is funny and entertaining to read, and makes you feel good! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must go write an Oscar-winning screenplay. Or clean my room. One of the two  I’ll figure it out.” Rachel Dratch, actor, Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock

“As someone who is both organized and an artist, I can supremely recommend this innovative, effective, wildly enjoyable book. You will easily ‘get it done’ with your focused genius and all that you’ll learn and experience in these pages and in your life.” SARK, artist and author of Glad No Matter What

“If you need help getting things done (and who doesn’t?) this book, written with love and passion, will help you.” Ed O’Neill, actor, Modern Family and Married with Children

“Calling all artists! Are procrastination and perfectionism getting in the way of your sharing your creative gifts with the world? Through small, doable steps, Get It Done will help you make your big ideas real.” Jennifer Lee, author of The Right-Brain Business Plan

Library Journal

04/01/2014Bennett, creator of the Organized Artist Company, grabs easily the attention of the reader in her first chapter, in which she helps to address the question, "Which of Your Thirty-Seven Projects to Tackle First?" The author inches procrastinators toward their goals, assisting in the organization of one's space and providing instruction on how to find time to do it all. Exercises in naming accomplishments, overcoming perfectionism, and tracking creativity are only some of the means of support offered. VERDICT Recommended for people who continually feel stymied in their pursuits.